Hong Kong Sets Out Plan to Regulate Crypto, Encourage Tokenization

Hong Kong’s government released its second major policy statement on digital assets, underlining its pledge to set the region up as a global hub for the industry and saying it plans to establish a regulatory regime that puts risk management and investor protection center stage. The framework will be...
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Spot DOGE ETF Appears Nearer as Bitwise Amends Filing

A spot dogecoin ETF DOGE may be coming closer to reality. ETF issuer Bitwise updated a regulatory filing for its dogecoin ETF on Thursday, suggesting approval chances could be growing, according to one expert. “Bitwise has filed amended S-1s for their spot dogecoin ETF and their spot aptos ETFs,”...
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Ripple Launches Permissioned DEX To Bring Institutions Into XRP DeFi

Ripple’s latest blog post, published on 25 June under the title “Introducing Permissioned DEX on the XRP Ledger: Unlocking Institutional Access to DeFi,” sets out to solve what it calls the primary roadblock to institutional engagement with decentralized exchanges: regulatory compliance. The company contends that banks, payment processors and...
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World Liberty Financial lands $100m from Aqua 1 for RWA expansion

World Liberty Financial, a DeFi platform with ties to Donald Trump’s financial vision, has secured a $100 million vote of confidence from Aqua 1. The UAE fund’s investment underscores the growing institutional appetite for governance rights in blockchain-based finance. According…...
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Solana-Focused Upexi to Tokenize Shares; Added 56K SOL to Holdings

Nasdaq-listed Upexi (UPXI), a consumer-goods company with a crypto treasury strategy focused on Solana SOL, said on Thursday it will tokenize its SEC-registered shares on the Solana network. The firm has tapped Opening Bell, the tokenized equity issuance platform developed by digital asset manager Superstate and initially available on...
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Crypto for Advisors: Crypto Hits Wall Street

What do the latest crypto IPOs mean for the market? Aaron Brogan of Brogan Law breaks it down in today’s Crypto for Advisors newsletter. Then, Jean-Marie Mognetti, CEO of CoinShares, provides insights from their latest investor insights survey about what clients are looking for from their advisors in terms...
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